. Pauls' dictionary of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and vicinity a descriptive index and guide to the various institutions, public buildings, societies, amusements, resorts, etc., in and about the city of Buffalo . considered in anotherchapter. Few of theother islands of thegroup have ever, sofar as we know, beentouched by the foot ofman. At this point theriver, whose currentruns at the rate ofseven miles an hourabove Goat Island Iig*?-—upper rapids and The twelve over rocky shelves at the rate of 30 miles an hour, as. 204 Niagara as It Is. if hastening to make the final pl
. Pauls' dictionary of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and vicinity a descriptive index and guide to the various institutions, public buildings, societies, amusements, resorts, etc., in and about the city of Buffalo . considered in anotherchapter. Few of theother islands of thegroup have ever, sofar as we know, beentouched by the foot ofman. At this point theriver, whose currentruns at the rate ofseven miles an hourabove Goat Island Iig*?-—upper rapids and The twelve over rocky shelves at the rate of 30 miles an hour, as. 204 Niagara as It Is. if hastening to make the final plunge. Here are a multi-tude of rolling cascades and eddies, affording a rare scene ofwaters in motion. As the general depth of the water is shal-low compared with the greater volume of the river beyondGoat Island, the influence of continued east winds in lower-ing the water, and of continued west winds in deepening it, ismore apparent here than at some other points. One of the things to impress the visitor on looking up theriver from the bridges, is the remarkable rise in the rise amounts to 52 feet within the first mile above theFalls, and is the cause of the rapid current. Notice that thewater at the upper end of the Rapids, and which there is ona level many feet above our heads, has the appearance ofmeeting the sky. By the aid of the sketch subjoined (fig. 7, page 203) noticejust above the bridge the Troubled Pool (A), a fine exampleof agitated waters. From near the center of the first bridgesee at B, about ten rods
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